Comments on: Examinations http://vicespiritu.com/2007/09/27/examinations/ The blog of Philippine cyclist Victor Espiritu. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:05:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: victor http://vicespiritu.com/2007/09/27/examinations/#comment-468 victor Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:07:55 +0000 http://vicespiritu.com/2007/09/27/examinations/#comment-468 sir, sorry for the late reply.bunot na rin po sir sa wakas ung ngipin ko!it turns out theres a pus in one of the roots.nacheck na lahat at mukhang un lang molar ang naging problema.hay sa wakas nabawasan na din ang pagaalala ko na baka me sumakit na naman pagdating ng karera.papagawa na lang po ako siguro ng flexible denture,kasi isa na lang po ang natirang molar ko sa lower right side.thank u sir for ur advice. sir,
sorry for the late reply.bunot na rin po sir sa wakas ung ngipin ko!it turns out theres a pus in one of the roots.nacheck na lahat at mukhang un lang molar ang naging problema.hay sa wakas nabawasan na din ang pagaalala ko na baka me sumakit na naman pagdating ng karera.papagawa na lang po ako siguro ng flexible denture,kasi isa na lang po ang natirang molar ko sa lower right side.thank u sir for ur advice.

]]> By: jv araneta http://vicespiritu.com/2007/09/27/examinations/#comment-452 jv araneta Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:36:48 +0000 http://vicespiritu.com/2007/09/27/examinations/#comment-452 victor, hope you won't mind this long reply. although i haven't examined your teeth, i can definitely say that if a tooth has a history of prolonged (like more than 30 minutes) pain, then it is already non-vital (or dead). when other parts of the body are injured, swelling is one of the reactions. unfortunately for the pulp (the soft tissue inside the tooth that contains blooed vessels, nerves, etc), it cannot swell since it is contained within the hardest structure of the human body. it's similar to a brain injury- the brain can't swell since it is enclosed within the cranium- bone. for a swollen brain, doctors can give you medicines to reduce the swelling or at the extreme, they'll open you up to release the pressure from the swelling. i'm sure you've heard about this. however, you can't do such thing to a tooth. the increased pressure inside the pulp will impinge the nerve, kaya masakit, and blood supply, which carry O2 and nutrients will be cut off. in other words, there's no second change for the teeth unlike the brain! in this case, root canal or apicoetomy or extraction can be done. if RC is beyond your finances, then you have no choice but to have it removed. if i were you, i'd have it removed at the earliest. i don't think you'll lose fitness as long as the bunot is done without trauma, meaning, madali ang pag bunot. 2-3 days would be enough rest if there are no complications. besides, you still have two months to hone your fitness. intense training can lower your resistance, as you have mentioined and this conditione can cause a flare up of your condition. again, my advise is to have it removed annd have all cavities filled up. i honored to have help. victor,

hope you won’t mind this long reply.
although i haven’t examined your teeth, i can definitely say that if a tooth has a history of prolonged (like more than 30 minutes) pain, then it is already non-vital (or dead).
when other parts of the body are injured, swelling is one of the reactions. unfortunately for the pulp (the soft tissue inside the tooth that contains blooed vessels, nerves, etc), it cannot swell since it is contained within the hardest structure of the human body. it’s similar to a brain injury- the brain can’t swell since it is enclosed within the cranium- bone.
for a swollen brain, doctors can give you medicines to reduce the swelling or at the extreme, they’ll open you up to release the pressure from the swelling. i’m sure you’ve heard about this. however, you can’t do such thing to a tooth.
the increased pressure inside the pulp will impinge the nerve, kaya masakit, and blood supply, which carry O2 and nutrients will be cut off.
in other words, there’s no second change for the teeth unlike the brain!
in this case, root canal or apicoetomy or extraction can be done. if RC is beyond your finances, then you have no choice but to have it removed. if i were you, i’d have it removed at the earliest. i don’t think you’ll lose fitness as long as the bunot is done without trauma, meaning, madali ang pag bunot. 2-3 days would be enough rest if there are no complications. besides, you still have two months to hone your fitness.
intense training can lower your resistance, as you have mentioined and this conditione can cause a flare up of your condition.
again, my advise is to have it removed annd have all cavities filled up.
i honored to have help.

]]>